I freaked out my carpool companion the other day when, in response to his remark that he would be immortal through his children, I replied that my nieces and nephews were as closely related to me genetically as his grandchildren would be to him. Hahahahaha! My genes are perpetuated without my having to raise children of my own. Sadly, I fear that he began to regret having bothered to reproduce.
Of course, I will likely be forgotten by my kinsmen before he will because folks are prejudiced in favor of direct ancestors. I know that uncles and aunts are just as interesting or even more interesting than ancestors, so I follow them as a genealogist. Hell, cousins are fun to learn about, too.
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